Dennis Thompson
Male libido: Promising early research zeroes in on brain circuitry that controls sexual interest—in mice
A single hardwired brain circuit might be responsible for male sexual drive, a new mouse study reports. Researchers have singled ...
What makes one embryo ‘better’ than another? Why selecting children through polygenic scoring might not work as intended
[S]ome companies have already started to offer couples going through in vitro fertilization (IVF) the means to pick better embryos ...
Subtle shift in the causes and treatment of cancer in the US underway
At first glance, it appears that little will change between now and 2040 when it comes to the types of ...
‘Long COVID’: One third of symptomatic survivors have long haul symptoms
About 33% of COVID-19 patients who were never sick enough to require hospitalization continue to complain months later of symptoms ...
Glyphosate levels in Californians’ urine increased in last 20 years—no adverse health effects shown
Levels of the herbicide Roundup in human urine have increased dramatically among California residents in the past two decades, a ...
Mutation in gene causing heart failure identified
Researchers have uncovered a major genetic risk for heart failure — a mutation affecting a key muscle protein that makes the ...
Stem cell hope for heart failure
Stem cells injected directly into heart muscle can help patients suffering from severe heart failure by improving an ailing heart's ...